Man held with poll boycott posters in Pulwama: Police

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Mar 24 2017 | 9:02 PM IST
Police today arrested a man along with election boycott posters in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in Kashmir.
Acting on a tip off, Police arrested Mohammad Yousuf Wani and recovered a huge number of election boycott posters from his possession, a police spokesman said.
He said the posters were meant to be distributed among the "trouble mongers", so as to create panic among local population of the area.
Police has registered a case under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) in this regard.
Separatist outfits and militant groups have asked people to boycott the forthcoming Lok Sabha by-polls to Srinagar and Anantnag constituencies.
Three central Kashmir districts -- Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam -- will go to polls on April 9, while polling will be held in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir on April 12.

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First Published: Mar 24 2017 | 9:02 PM IST

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